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"The Girl Who Got Rattled" and "The Life of the Winds of Heaven" by Stewart Edward White
White was a keen observer of the beauties of nature and human nature yet could render them in a plain-spoken style. He wrote Westerns,...
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"The New Englander" and "War" by Sherwood Anderson
Anderson was considered a “writer’s writer”. His style was Naturalism. Anderson invites the reader into his process as a writer, in which he unfolds...
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"Big Two-Hearted River" Parts 1&2 by Ernest Hemingway
This week we bring you “Big Two-Hearted River” Parts I & II by Ernest Hemingway. The story explores the healing and regenerative powers of...
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"The Fore-Room Rug" by Kate Douglas Wiggin and "Miss Brill" by Katherine Mansfield
Wiggin is most known for her novel “Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm” – standard reading for girls of my generation. She was a dedicated educator;...
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"The Nice People" and "The Love Letters of Smith" by H.C. Bunner
HC Bunner was part of the “Local Color” movement in writing. Around 1870 writers began to offer delightful vignettes of various sections of American...
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"The Brothers" by Louisa May Alcott
For our last story honoring #BlackHistoryMonth we bring you “The Brothers” by Louisa May Alcott. I learned another term this week. Contraband. Well, I...